Rishama Sattar Jabbar Hilow al-Zahrooni (Arabic: الريش امه ستار جبار حلو الزهروني;[1][2] also known as His Holiness Ganzevra Sattar Jabbar Hilo al-Zahrony;[3] born 1956, Al-Kahla, Maysan Governorate, Iraq) is the patriarch and international head of the Mandaean religion in Iraq. He is currently based in Baghdad, Iraq,[4][5] where he serves as the head of the Sabian–Mandaean Mandi of Baghdad.[6]

Sattar Jabbar Hilow al-Zahrooni
ستار جبار حلو الزهروني
Rishama Sattar Jabbar Hilo in 2008
TitleRishama
Personal
Born1956 (age 67–68)
ReligionMandaeism
CitizenshipIraqi
Other namesSattar Jabar Hilow
OccupationPatriarch of the Mandaeans
Sattar Jabbar Hilow (left) examining a tarmida candidate's knowledge of the Mandaic language and rituals in 2008
Rishamma Sattar Jabar Hilow in July 2016

Rishama Sattar Jabbar Hilow has spoken at many conferences and seminars abroad to raise awareness of the human rights crisis among the Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran.[7][8]

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  1. ^ "برئاسة الريش امة ستار جبار حلو، كجةجي يلتقي وفد من طائفة الصابئة المندائيين". cese.iq. 2014. Archived from the original on 2023-06-06. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  2. ^ "الريشما ستار جبار حلو رئيس ديانة الصابئة المندائيين". Mandaean Library مكتبة موسوعة العيون المعرفية (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  3. ^ "Leader of the world's Mandaeans asks for help". Gesellschaft für bedrohte Völker e.V. (GfbV). Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  4. ^ "His Holiness Sattar Jabbar Hilo – Global Imams Council". Global Imams Council. Archived from the original on 2021-10-17. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  5. ^ "Rishamma Sattar Jabar Hilow: July 2016, Chapter 1". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. 2016-07-01. Archived from the original on 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  6. ^ "المندائيون". Aawsat (in Arabic). 2014-02-21. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  7. ^ "Leadership of Mandeans Participate in Combating Hatred". Masarat – Masarat for cultural and media development. 2018-10-11. Archived from the original on 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
  8. ^ "Rishema Satar Jabar Helo". ABC News. 2017-07-21. Archived from the original on 2017-10-29. Retrieved 2021-09-21.
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